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National Situation Report As of 3:00 a.m. ET, Thursday, May 7, 2020 This report is published twice daily, 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET

Common Operating Picture

FEMA HQ

N-IMATs 2 Teams

Red

Blue

Gold IMAT-A

Support

R-IMATs 4-6 Teams Available

I RRCC

II NY

III RRCC

IV-1 Virtual - MS

IV-2 Virtual - SC

V RRCC

VI-1

VI-2

VII RRCC

VIII RRCC

IX-1

IX-2 RRCC

X RRCC

FMC PMC

NMC Deployed

NWC NRCC

Monitoring Level I

FEMA REGIONS

WATCH RRCC

Monitoring I Level I

Monitoring II Level II

Monitoring III Level II

Monitoring IV Level II

Monitoring V Level II

Monitoring VI Level II

Alt. Location VII Level II

Alt. Location VIII Level II

Monitoring IX Level I

Monitoring X Level II Notes:

COVID-19

NRCC: (Days)

All RRCCs: (Days)

GA: Flooding

MS: Flooding

PR: Earthquake

TN: Tornadoes

All State EOCs

activated for COVID-

19

Team: US&R MERS FCOs FDRCs IM Workforce

Incident Management Cadre Availability Summary Status 33 – 65% >66% ≤1 Type I ≤1 Cadres with 25% or Less Availability

Assigned: 28 36 47 11 13,453

EHP 20% (124/621); ER 20% (15/76); FL 13% (23/174); FM 23% (60/259);

OPS 21% (60/286); PA 22% (659/2,971); PLAN 18% (74/418); SAF 22% (12/54)

Unavailable: 10 0 0 0 2,512

Deployed: 0 1 43 10 5,967

Available: 18 35 4 1 4,974/ 37%

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National Current Operations & Monitoring

COVID-19 (For interagency reporting see FEMA NRCC COVID-19 SLB, published daily)

Situation: FEMA, HHS, and federal

partners are working with SLTT

governments to execute a whole-of-

America response to the COVID-19

pandemic. The HHS Secretary issued a

renewal of the January 31 COVID-19

Public Health Emergency Declaration; the

renewal, effective April 26, extends the

Declaration for 90 days.

• FEMA NRCC remains at Level I in

unified effort with HHS SOC; all

FEMA RRCCs activated

• 56 Major Disaster Declarations

approved

• All State / Territory EOCs activated

• Testing: 7,490,096 cumulative as of

May 6

• 49,920 FEMA, DOD, HHS, CDC, and

VA personnel deployed/activated in support of COVID-19

o 3,302 (+3) FEMA employees deployed

Health and Medical Lifelines

Public Health

Testing

• NV: Clark County established its first CBTS at a hotel-casino parking garage on May 5; goal is to conduct 300 tests

per day on May 5, and May 6, and increase to 1,600 to 2,000 tests per day

Mitigation

• A U.S. pharmaceutical company and a German biotechnology company are testing an experimental COVID-19

vaccine on humans in the U.S.; the trial is taking place at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine and

the University of Maryland School of Medicine

• Texas A&M University is conducting human clinical trials focused on prevention and mitigation for those who have

not been exposed to COVID-19 by testing on an existing vaccine for tuberculosis; total of 1,800 people in the trials

Mental Health

• KY: Federal funding is now available for the state to provide crisis counseling services to residents coping with stress

and anxiety as a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Other Domestic Lifelines

Safety & Security

• MA: The Governor has issued cease-and-desist orders to more than 60 businesses for violating COVID-19 restrictions

Food Water & Sheltering

• USDA: Food and Nutrition Service has approved the states of ME, VT, WV, and ND to operate a Pandemic-

Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program; there are now 20 states approved to operate P-EBT

• Supermarkets in Region I beginning to limit meat sales in anticipation of shortage

• Small Business Administration announcing Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to U.S. agricultural

businesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

Transportation

• Navajo Nation is waiting on a final transportation plan proposal from an ambulance company to transport COVID

patients to and from medical facilities; expanded transport capability will reduce the strain on current providers

(FEMA COVID-19 SLB, 5:00 p.m. ET, May 6)

COVID-19 Cases Confirmed/Presumptive Deaths

United States 1,190,235 70,652

Worldwide 3,517,345 243,401

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Wildfire – 5 Mile Swamp Fire, FL – INITIAL

FMAG Approved – 5 Mile Swamp Fire, Santa Rosa County, FL

Current Situation

• Fire began on May 6 and is burning on private land near

the city of Avalon Beach, FL

• 2,000 acres burned; 20% contained

• Homes threatened 1,131; homes destroyed 10

• Voluntary evacuation orders issued

• One shelter open with unknown occupants

• I-10 closed between mile markers 22 and 31

• No injuries or fatalities reported

Response

• FL EOC at Full Activation (COVID-19)

• FEMA Region IV and the NWC continue to monitor

• FMAG was approved on May 6, 2020

Wildfire – Mussett Bayou Fire, FL – INITIAL

FMAG Request – Mussett Bayou Fire, Walton County, FL

Current Situation

• Fire began on May 6 and is burning on private land in the

city of Santa Rosa Beach, FL

• 600 acres burned; 25% contained

• Homes threatened 1,517

• Voluntary evacuations ongoing

• No injuries or fatalities reported

Response

• FL EOC at Full Activation (COVID-19)

• FEMA Region IV and the NWC continue to monitor

• FMAG was requested on May 6, 2020

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Weather Threats

• Critical Fire weather possible for eastern Arizona,

New Mexico, and West Texas

o Red Flag Warnings in effect

• Elevated fire weather possible for the Great Basin,

Central / Southern Rockies, and southern Florida

• Excessive heat waves continue in portions of

southeastern California and Arizona

(Latest NOAA Forecasts: WPC | SPC | NHC | SWPC)

Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments

Region State Event / Date Type Counties Start – End

Dates Requested Completed

VI

TX Tornado

April 22

IA 5 0 4/30 – TBD

PA 0 0 N/A

AR Severe Storms

April 12

IA 8 0 5/1 – TBD

PA 11 0 5/1 – TBD

VIII UT Earthquake

March 18

IA 4 0 4/6 – TBD

PA 4 0 4/6 – TBD

Declaration Activity Declaration Requests in Process: 5 (NC, AR, AL, HI, & TX (Appeal))

COVID-19 Declaration Requests in Process: 1 (STOF) (Declared Disasters: fema.gov)

Joint Field Office Status Updates No change over the last operational period

(JFO listing available on NWC SharePoint Site)

https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

https://www.fema.gov/disasters

https://intranet.fema.net/org/orr/response/Pages/NationalWatchCenter.aspx

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Regional Current Operations & Monitoring Region I Region VI

RRCC: Level I (day shift – COVID-19)

WATCH – Maynard MOC: Steady State (24/7)

• Monitoring: No significant activity

IMAT: Deployed to RRCC (COVID-19)

LNOs: RI & ME

EOCs: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI & VT: Full Activation (COVID-19)

RRCC: Level II (day shift – COVID-19)

WATCH – Denton MOC: Steady State (24/7)

• Monitoring: Fire Weather (see above)

IMAT-1: FMC / Available

IMAT-2: FMC / Available

IMAT-A: AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX

LNOs: AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX

EOCs:

• AR & NM: Full Activation (COVID-19)

• LA, OK, & TX: Partial Activation (COVID-19)

Region II Region VII


WATCH: Steady State (24/7)


IMAT: Deployed to NY EOC (COVID-19)

IMAT-A: NJ, NY, PR, & USVI

LNOs: PR, NJ, & NY

EOCs:

• NJ, NY, & PR: Full Activation (COVID-19)

• USVI: Partial Activation (COVID-19)


WATCH: Steady State (24/7): Alternate location



EOCs:

• IA, KS, & NE: Full Activation (COVID-19)

• MO: Partial Activation (COVID-19)

Region III Region VIII





IMAT-A: DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, & WV

LNOs: PA & WV

EOCs: DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, & WV: Full Activation (COVID-19)


WATCH – Denver MOC: Steady State (24/7): Alternate location



IMAT-A: CO

LNOs: SD, WY, MT, UT

EOCs:

• CO, MT, SD, UT, & WY: Full Activation (COVID-19)

• ND: Partial Activation (COVID-19)

Region IV Region IX



• Monitoring: Wildfires (see above)

IMAT-1: Supporting FEMA-4536-DR-MS (Virtual)

IMAT-2: Supporting FEMA-4542-DR-SC (Virtual)

LNOs: AL, FL, & TN

EOCs:

• FL: Full Activation (COVID-19)

• GA: Full Activation (COVID-19 / Flooding)

• MS: Partial Activation (COVID-19 / Flooding)

• TN: Partial Activation (COVID-19 / Tornadoes)

• AL, KY, NC, & SC: Partial Activation (COVID-19)

RRCC: Level I (day shift – COVID-19)



IMAT-1: PMC / Staffing shortage

IMAT-2: Deployed to RRCC (COVID-19)

IMAT-A: AZ, CA, HI, NV, GU, CNMI, & AS

EOCs:

• AS, AZ, CA, GU, & NV: Full Activation (COVID-19)

• CNMI & HI: Partial Activation (COVID-19)

Region V Region X RRCC: Level II (day shift – COVID-19)




LNOs: IL, IN, MI, & WI

EOCs: IL, IN, OH, MI, MN, & WI: Full Activation (COVID-19)


WATCH – Bothell MOC: Steady State (24/7)



IMAT-A: AK, ID, OR, & WA

LNOs: AK & OR

EOCs: AK, ID, OR, & WA: Full Activation (COVID-19)

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FEMA National Situation Report Acronyms & Abbreviations

Front Page – Common Operating Picture

NWC: National Watch Center

NRCC: National Response

Coordination Center

EX (State): Exercise (Location)

FCO: Federal Coordinating Officer

FDRC: Federal Disaster Recovery

Coordinator

FMC: Fully Mission Capable

IM: Incident Management

ISB: Incident Support Base

MERS: Mobile Emergency Response

Support

N-IMAT: National Incident Management

Assistance Team

NMC: Non-Mission Capable

PMC: Partially Mission Capable

R-IMAT: Regional Incident

Management Assistance Team

RRCC: Regional Response

Coordination Center

RWC: Regional Watch Center

US&R: Urban Search & Rescue

Front Page – Force Laydown Map

CAD: Caribbean Area Division

CNMI: Commonwealth of the

Northern Marianas Islands

DC: Distribution Center / District

of Columbia

DR: Major Disaster Declaration

(Stafford Act)

EM: Emergency Declaration

(Stafford Act)

EOC: Emergency Operations Center

FCO: Federal Coordinating Officer

IST: Incident Support Team

JFO: Joint Field Office

LNO: Liaison Officer

TF: Task Force

VJFO: Virtual JFO

Front Page – Incident Management Cadres

ACQ: Acquisitions

ADR: Alternative Dispute

Resolution

DI: Disability Integration

DEC: Disaster Emergency

Communications

DFTO: Disaster Field Training Ops

DSA: Disaster Survivor Assistance

EHP: Environmental Planning and

Historic Preservation

ER: Equal Rights

EA: External Affairs

FL: Field Leadership

FM: Financial Management

HR: Human Resources

IA: Individual Assistance

IT: Information Technology

OCC: Office of Chief Counsel

LOG: Logistics

HM: Hazard Mitigation

Other Acronyms & Abbreviations

ARC: American Red Cross

CBRN: Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CIKR: Critical Infrastructure / Key Resources

DCO: Defense Coordinating Officer

DFA: Direct Federal Assistance (Stafford Act program)

DIRS: Disaster Information Reporting System

DLA: Defense Logistics Agency

DoD: Department of Defense

DOE: Department of Energy

DRC: Disaster Recovery Center

EAGLE-I: Environment for Analysis of Geo-Located Energy

Information (DOE)

EF: Enhanced Fujita (Tornado scale)

EPA: Environmental Protection Agency

ESF: Emergency Support Function

FMAG: Fire Management Assistance Grant

GIS: Geospatial Information Systems

HHS: Health & Human Services

HM: Hazard Mitigation (Stafford Act program)

IA: Individual Assistance (Stafford Act program)

IMAAC: Interagency Modeling & Atmospheric Assessment

Center

IOF: Initial Operating Facility

IPAWS: Integrated Public Alert & Warning System

IST: Incident Support Team

JTWC: Joint Typhoon Warning Center

MCOV: Mobile Communications Operations Vehicle

MEOV: Mobile Emergency Operation Vehicle (MERS)

MCC: Movement Coordination Center

MMI: Modified Mercalli Intensity (Earthquake scale)

MOC: MERS Operations Center

NHC: National Hurricane Center

NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

NWS: National Weather Service

PA: Public Assistance (Stafford Act program)

PAGER: Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for

Response

PDA: Preliminary Damage Assessment (Joint FEMA/State)

PSPS: Public Safety Power Shutoff

ROC: Response Operations Cell (part of the NRCC)

SEAR: Special Event Assessment Rating

SLTT: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (Governments)

USACE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USAID: U.S. Agency for International Development

USCG: U.S. Coast Guard

USGS: U.S. Geological Survey

(More FEMA Acronyms: FAAT Book)

https://training.fema.gov/programs/emischool/el361toolkit/assets/faatbook.pdf

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